Bury is a

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and

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in the

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district of

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, England. It is located on the

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, around south-west of

Pulborough Pulborough is a village and civil parish in the Horsham district of West Sussex, England, with some 5,000 inhabitants. It is located almost centrally within West Sussex and is south west of London. It is at the junction of the north–south A29 ...

. The villages of Bury and nearby West Burton are sited at the foot of the scarp slope of the

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, where springs from the

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strata provided a constant supply of clean water. The

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parish church of St. John the Evangelist lies east of the village centre on the west bank of the

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. The church is dominated by a 12th Century tower with a

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-shingled spire. There was formerly a passenger ferry by rowing boat to Amberley on the east bank. There are many old houses in the village and a large modern village hall. There is one pub, the Squire and Horse, beside the A29 road. Bury House close to the pub was the home of author

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for the final seven years of his life. Bury in West Sussex

West Burton, across some fields to the west, is smaller than Bury and has many interesting old houses. The village has a cricket club which plays its home matches at Bury Common. The parish has a land area of 1315 hectares (3247 acres). In the 2001 census 691 people lived in 264 households, of whom 319 were economically active. The 2011 Census recorded a population of 642.

Governance

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of the same name exists. This ward stretches North West to Graffham with a population taken at the 2011 census of 2,201.

References

External links

Website
buryparishcouncil.org.uk
{{authority control Villages in West Sussex